This is the first time that Duan Yunyi, as the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, observes Liang Xiao up close.
Last night, Duan Yunxiu gave her the song "Three Five Seven Words" and described Liang Xiao's literary talents in a dazzling way, which aroused her curiosity.
After the morning court, she took advantage of her private visit time to come to the market to wait and saw this scene.
Liang Xiao's methods made her very satisfied.
Lin Duan and another entourage stood behind the empress, with approval in their eyes.
"This Mr. Liang is a man who kills three birds with one stone in an understatement. He is indeed not a boaster. If he can catch a glimpse of the leopard, he must have a good strategy for governing the country! No, he should be able to kill four birds with one stone! He only let one family be cleared out instead of selling them separately. Obviously, he has another purpose.
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Lin Duan's praise made the empress feel the same way. She nodded subconsciously, but her eyes were inexplicably a little more nervous.
The Gongsun family bought a thousand kilograms of sugar and walked away, leaving everyone looking at Liang Xiao with complaining eyes.
Liang Xiao said loudly: "Please bear with me, this month's sugar is a thousand pounds per day, it is just a trial sale!"
"Trial sale?" Everyone became interested.
"That's right! When the subsequent production becomes stable, we will increase the supply. It will not only be a thousand catties per day, but also ten thousand catties per day! As for tomorrow's one thousand catties, Dingguo Hou Mansion has already made a reservation."
Liang Xiao's words first made everyone happy, and then made everyone feel disappointed.
Especially those pastry shops, inns, and brothels that are in urgent need of sugar as seasoning.
"At least one thousand kilograms will be sold the day after tomorrow. We will sell them separately. We will no longer give them away for exclusive use. Everyone can fight for them!"
Liang Xiao's words revived the frustrated crowd, and they all went back to prepare.
The empress saw it and said coldly: "The intelligence said that this person is a stupid young man. Now I have seen with my own eyes that this person can control people's hearts and is a good candidate for business and politics."
The attendant behind him hurriedly defended in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I have indeed tried my best. This person's behavior is very different from before!"
The empress thought thoughtfully: "Perhaps she suffered some kind of blow, suddenly realized her enlightenment, and became a completely different person? Is it because she broke off her engagement with the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion?"
The two attendants claimed that they were, but the empress was still a little doubtful and looked at Liang Xiao's back in fascination.
It wasn't until Liang Xiao turned around that she turned around in a hurry.
"Go back to the palace."
Nishinomiya Villa.
Duan Yunxiu had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as he saw the empress entering the door, he rushed forward anxiously.
"Sister, how is he?"
The empress replied: "Material that can be made."
Duan Yunxiu then smiled like a flower: "Sister, you can rest assured to train him~"
The empress had long been accustomed to Duan Yunxiu's reaction and just nodded: "What you and I saw may be just the tip of his iceberg. When he enters the palace and meets his sister, she will have a good talk with him to see if he can live up to what he wrote.
In that way, he can help solve problems for Da Zhou. There are so many things he wrote that are so absurd that according to your knowledge, they are impossible to achieve."
"He will make it happen!" Duan Yunxiu said firmly.
Seeing his sister looking at him, Duan Yunxiu blushed and hesitated: "I have a feeling that he has always been reserved in doing things. If he goes all out, it may be more surprising. So, it is better to let him go first.
Meet the Prime Minister?"
"The Prime Minister is very busy. Let's find a time for him to come and see my sister. After his sugar cane business is over, my sister wants to see how many times his capital has doubled."
Duan Yunxiu also looked forward to it and happily agreed.
The empress added: "If possible, we can induce him to compose a poem that is concerned about the country and the people. Before he meets the Prime Minister, we can send this poem to the Prime Minister for appreciation in advance, as a stepping stone."
Duan Yunxiu was suddenly in a dilemma: "I just agreed last night and tried not to force him..."
The empress didn't blush and was out of breath, and said: "There's no reluctance, it's just inducement. Do you have to make it clear to me, sister?"
"Okay, let's trick him into composing a song~"
The next day, Liang Xiao personally delivered a thousand kilograms of sugar to the Dingguo Hou Mansion.
This time it was Mrs. Mu who came to greet him.
After Liang Xiao saluted, Mrs. Mu reminded: "Liang Xiao, it is a good thing for you to be mutually beneficial to our Marquis Mansion, but I still want to remind you that your reputation in the literary world of the capital is not good, and your daughter is recognized as the number one in the capital.
Talented woman, it’s okay for you to know her, but I hope you will pay attention to your words and deeds and don’t tarnish her reputation.”
Liang Xiao smiled slightly, turned and left.
"Madam loves her daughter very much. From now on, I will send someone else to deliver candies."
Mrs. Mu was quite surprised when she saw this.
After confirming that Liang Xiao was gone, Mrs. Mu returned to the house with peace of mind. Before leaving, she told the guard: "Whenever Liang Xiao comes to the house from now on, he must notify me or the master, and my son is not allowed to see him again!"
When Mu Qinxue, who was practicing swordplay in her boudoir, heard about this, she couldn't hide her sadness and threw her sword aside.
"call out!"
The sharp sword instantly pierced the bullseye ten feet away!
"He really regarded me as a friend and couldn't bear to let my mother and I get into trouble. Otherwise, with his temperament of angrily attacking the Marquis of Zhenyuan, he would never have left so gracefully."
Mu Qinxue sat down, her words full of unwillingness.
"Lin'er, my grandfather is not in the capital. In fact, my brother and I can't defeat my parents at all. After all, everyone in the house has to listen to them. I don't know when my grandfather will be able to return to the capital. My parents plan to wait until he returns to the capital.
Before, they forced me to marry off..."
The maid Lin'er comforted her: "Miss, don't be sad, maybe the old man will return to Beijing soon, maybe the old man and his wife will change their minds, maybe..."
"Why am I sad?" Mu Qinxue hummed, her demeanor suddenly changed, and she looked excited, "I want to tell you that by then I can legitimately elope! Elopements are exciting!"
Lin'er looked confused and said: "How about elopement? Will Mr. Liang agree to it?"
"Is there any problem if I rush to his house?" Mu Qinxue asked with a smile.
Lin'er was speechless.
The most amazing woman in the world, even her understanding of "elopement" is so different from ordinary people...
Liang Xiao returned home and continued writing and drawing, but his mind was full of Mu Qinxue's voice and smile, which he couldn't get rid of.
He couldn't explain clearly how he felt about this girl, at least he was deeply impressed.
"In the eyes of these powerful people in the capital, I am no different than an ant. It is useless to think too much. Only by doing something can we make everyone understand that thirty years will be in the east of the river and thirty years will be in the west!"
After firm belief, Liang Xiao abandoned distracting thoughts and concentrated on writing.
The old man insisted that he serve the Zhou royal family and share weal and woe with the Zhou royal family, which meant that he had no time.
In the current Great Zhou Dynasty, peace is only on the surface, but in reality there are undercurrents.
"White sugar alone is not enough, I must obtain imperial merchant privileges."
Liang Xiao muttered to himself, and his handwriting speed increased.
The second batch of utensils customized for him by Dingguohou Mansion was finally completed.